Intern, External Manager Selection and Monitoring - Canada - PSP Investments

PSP Investments

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Canada

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Sophia Lee

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ABOUT US
We're one of Canada's largest pension investment managers, with CAD$243.7 billion of net assets as at March 31, 2023.

We invest funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force.

Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.

Capturing and leading complex global investments requires us to work as one to seize valuable opportunities, in close collaboration with some of the world's top companies.

At PSP, you'll join a team of motivated and engaged professionals, dedicated to propelling our organization further than ever before.

EXPERIENCE THE EDGE
At PSP, we encourage our employees to grow, forge powerful relationships, contribute and fuel inspired investment launchpads. We are committed to a culture that fosters collaboration and allows us to think beyond, in an interconnected way. We advocate for our employees to speak-up, learn, experiment, share, and be part of an

inclusive work environment

where diversity is embraced.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The External Manager Selection and Monitoring ("EMSM") team currently oversees portfolios across Capital Markets' three asset classes: Public Equity, Public Fixed Income and Alternatives.

The team manages a total of C$30 billion allocated across more than 35 different external manager relationships.

It also plays a transversal role within the Capital Markets group, not only by selecting best in class external managers to complete internal strategies but also by helping internal teams to constantly improve.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE
As an Intern, External Manager Selection and Monitoring, you'll:

Assist the team in performing quantitative and qualitative analysis on existing and prospective managers
Update performance and portfolio data of EMSM's underlying managers and perform analysis on the data. Provide the EMSM team with insights obtained from such analysis
Help build additional analytical tools and market monitoring dashboards
Contribute to the development and maintenance of all operational tasks done by the team
Participate in manager calls/meetings

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Enrolled in a Bachelor or Master program, ideally with a concentration in finance and/or a quantitative field (financial engineering, statistics, economics, etc.)
Good understanding of investments and financial instruments
Effective communications skills, both written and spoken
High level of proficiency with MS Office (particularly Excel)
Programming experience (any of Python, R, etc.), and knowledge of Bloomberg, an asset
Ability to navigate a fastpaced environment with a high level of autonomy
Attention to detail and rigorous approach to research, analysis and documentation
Demonstrated initiative and curiosity to look beyond surface facts and conduct comprehensive, factbased, valueadded research
Team player
Eagerness to learn, ideate and innovate
Pursuing a CFA designation, an asset
Good communications skills in English and French (or willingness to learn) (regular interactions in English with investment partners based outside of

Quebec Example:
peers, bankers, brokerage firms, etc. and PSP employees in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa)

This position is located at our Montreal office.

Length of internship:
January - April 2024

To apply, please upload your resume, cover letter and most recent unofficial transcript

Deadline to apply:
September 24, 2023

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